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Social media is a great way for organizations to share information about their products and services, but while it's great for those who want to reach a new audience, it's also exposing you to another audience that you may not...

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Botnets are proving to be a difficult hurdle for security professionals, and it’s easy to understand why. Distributed Denial of Service attacks that can knock down servers or services, as well as hordes of remote-controlled zombie computers, are two of...

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This October is Cybersecurity Month! Some businesses think that they’re immune to hacking attacks because they’re “low profile” compared to huge corporations. However, the truth of the matter is that your organization is just as much at risk as they...

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With many organizations heavily relying on mobile computing, malicious operators have begun targeting the “low-lying fruit” of a business’ IT infrastructure, which is often a company’s mobile devices. Kemoge, a malicious adware strain designed to corrupt Android mobile operating systems,...

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The latest cyber threats will put your business plan and your company at risk. It has become imperative to protect yourself from them. This new threat designated Cryptowall 2.0, has the potential to do plenty of serious damage to your...

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Ransomware is one of the most devastating computer viruses in today’s computing landscape. You may have heard of one of its most famous variations, Cryptolocker. It received a lot of attention when it dramatically hit the scene two short years...

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It's one of the most common computer nightmares: infection. There are plenty of threats out there that could take hold of your PC. Do you know how to proceed if it happens? A Little Terminology Let's clarify some terms: virus...

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Not only do most people have a smartphone but most of us keep it close by most of the time. Smartphones are becoming essential devices, both for everyday life and work purposes. The downside is that it makes the smartphone...

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Ransomware is a tricky piece of malware that locks down the precious files located on a victim’s computer, then (in theory) will return access to them when a ransom has been paid. Depending on the files stored on a victim’s...

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Even if you're only a little bit tech-smart you'll know that antivirus software is absolutely essential to protect against online threats. And yet viruses and other bugs that can completely cripple your system sometimes get through. If your antivirus software...